"desultory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ [UK], /ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ [UK], /ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ [US] Audio: en-us-desultory.ogg [US], en-us-desultory-2.ogg [US] Forms: more desultory [comparative], most desultory [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dēsultōrius (“hasty, casual, superficial”), from dēsultor (“a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another”), from dēsiliō (“jump down”), from dē (“down”) + saliō (“jump, leap”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sel-}}, {{der|en|la|dēsultōrius||hasty, casual, superficial}} Latin dēsultōrius (“hasty, casual, superficial”), {{m|la|dēsultor||a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another}} dēsultor (“a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another”), {{m|la|dēsiliō||jump down}} dēsiliō (“jump down”), {{m|la|dē||down}} dē (“down”), {{m|la|saliō||jump, leap}} saliō (“jump, leap”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} desultory (comparative more desultory, superlative most desultory)
  1. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence. Synonyms: disconnected, unmethodical, aimless, quodlibetic, quodlibetical (english: in conversation) Translations (jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection): безреден (bezreden) (Bulgarian), безсистемен (bezsistemen) (Bulgarian), roztěkaný (Czech), onsamenhangend (Dutch), sprunghaft (German), ötletszerű (Hungarian), rendszertelen (Hungarian), kapkodó (Hungarian), paihore (Maori), springende (Norwegian), nieporządny [masculine] (Polish), chaotyczny [masculine] (Polish), bezładny [masculine] (Polish), desultório (Portuguese), беспорядочный (besporjadočnyj) (Russian), несвязанный (nesvjazannyj) (Russian), nepovezan (Serbo-Croatian), rasut (Serbo-Croatian), incoherente (Spanish), безладний (bezladnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), хаотичний (xaotyčnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-desultory-en-adj-8dXMg8ay Disambiguation of 'jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection': 78 18 2 2
  2. Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject. Translations (out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject): nesouvislý (Czech), felületes (Hungarian), odavetett (Hungarian), nesakarīgs [masculine] (Latvian), malapropos (Norwegian), несвязный (nesvjaznyj) (Russian), nepovezan (Serbo-Croatian), nesuvisao (Serbo-Croatian), непов'язаний (nepovʺjazanyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), недоладний (nedoladnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-desultory-en-adj-ON7CNVAH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 48 2 26 Disambiguation of 'out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject': 6 91 0 3
  3. Disappointing in performance or progress. Translations (disappointing in performance or progress): 散漫嘅 (saan² maan⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), promašen (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-desultory-en-adj-7s29oLvH Disambiguation of 'disappointing in performance or progress': 3 2 93 3
  4. (obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner. Tags: obsolete Translations (leaping or skipping about): разхвърлян (razhvǎrljan) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-desultory-en-adj-vbFtSdBZ Disambiguation of 'leaping or skipping about': 11 21 3 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: desultorily Related terms: salient

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      "glosses": [
        "Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jumping",
          "jump"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "sequence",
          "sequence"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "disconnected"
        },
        {
          "word": "unmethodical"
        },
        {
          "word": "aimless"
        },
        {
          "word": "quodlibetic"
        },
        {
          "english": "in conversation",
          "word": "quodlibetical"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I made a desultory remark while I was talking to my friend.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "She made a desultory attempt at conversation.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "connected",
          "connected"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Disappointing in performance or progress."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Disappointing",
          "disappointing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Leaping",
          "leaping"
        ],
        [
          "skipping",
          "skipping"
        ],
        [
          "flitting",
          "flitting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-desultory.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/En-us-desultory.ogg/En-us-desultory.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/En-us-desultory.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-desultory-2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/En-us-desultory-2.ogg/En-us-desultory-2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/En-us-desultory-2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezreden",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "безреден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezsistemen",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "безсистемен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "roztěkaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "onsamenhangend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "sprunghaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "ötletszerű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "rendszertelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "kapkodó"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "paihore"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "springende"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieporządny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chaotyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bezładny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "desultório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besporjadočnyj",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "беспорядочный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesvjazannyj",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "несвязанный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "nepovezan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "rasut"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "word": "incoherente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezladnyj",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "безладний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xaotyčnyj",
      "sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хаотичний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "nesouvislý"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "felületes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "odavetett"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nesakarīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "malapropos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesvjaznyj",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "несвязный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "nepovezan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "word": "nesuvisao"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepovʺjazanyj",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непов'язаний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedoladnyj",
      "sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недоладний"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "saan² maan⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "disappointing in performance or progress",
      "word": "散漫嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "disappointing in performance or progress",
      "word": "promašen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razhvǎrljan",
      "sense": "leaping or skipping about",
      "word": "разхвърлян"
    }
  ],
  "word": "desultory"
}

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